Blog Journal 1 9/11

There was a time where computers were unheard of. If you wanted to research something you went to the library and found it yourself and read through a ton of books finding the perfect amount you needed, it was a long process and not needed, thank goodness. Now we have technology and computers that can take us wherever we want on the internet. Technology is woven into our society and there's no way we can turn back now. Technology has been a great deal in our personal life now in our professional life. There was no way of getting away from technology especially in education. Chapters 1&2 made a great point saying ''“““Educational  technol-ogy  is  the  study  and  ethical   practice  of facilitating  learning  and  improving  performance  by  creating,  using  and  manag-

ing   appropriate   technological   processes  and  resources.” No matter what happens, technology will always be in our lives and instead of fighting it in education we need to learn to use and influence others.

From the article I came across this standard, ''National Educational Technology Standards (NETS),

ispart of the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) grant program spon-

sored by the U.S. Department of Education. ISTE’s are standards for evaluating the

knowledge and skills that teachers should have. The NETS- T standards assume that teach-

ers  have  already  met  the  NETS  standards  for  students  ( NETS-   S).   NETS-   S  articulates not only  the  basic  technology  competencies  for  students  but  also  their  application.  Together, these two sets of standards provide current and future educators direction for effective and appropriate goals for the implementation of educational technology.'' I didn't know how vital it was to really understand and focus on the use of technology for the students education. I didn't know that not only do you have to pass the test but you need to be able to do everything with technology. Thankful for this class!

A digital native is someone who was born and brought up during the age of technology and is use to the whole system itself. I, in away disagree because I feel like other teachers who might not have experienced all the fun gadgets when they were young should not be punished or terminated just because they're not from the same era as we are. I think everyone should have the right to learn about it and understand. Now, obviously if someone lacks the understanding the whole time and it's affecting their teaching skills then it could end up being a problem.

The difference between teachers and I are a whole lot. Most of my teachers from the past have been over the age of thirty. Which concurs that they definitely did not grow up with technology at their finger tips. Constantly I would have to help a teach with the TV or if her computer wasn't working with their lesson on it. There was always a setback teachers and technology because our generations and their generations were so completely different.

I hope much won't change when I become a teacher. We already have so many new devices I can't even think to begin more will be created. Even now though I always need help doing something so that won't change, but I really hope the generation under me doesn't feel like a different world almost like the generation above me.

Educational t-

ogy is the study and ethical practice of

facilitating learning and improving per

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formance by creating, using and manag-

ing appropriate technological processes

and resources.”Educational technol-

ogy is the study and ethical practice of

facilitating learning and improving per

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formance by creating, using and manag-

ing appropriate technological processes

and resources.”Educational technol-

ogy is the study and ethical practice of

facilitating learning and improving per

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formance by creating, using and manag-

ing appropriate technological processes

and resources.”